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Historical Event on 7/14/1923
Iqbal Singh Bhatia, great educationist, was born at Kotla Qasim Khan, (Pakistan).
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/15/1957 | 60 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi. |
12/12/2000 | J.H. Patel, (71), senior Janata Dal (U) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, died in Bangalore. |
11/3/1991 | India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested. |
4/14/1925 | Harisingh Gogumal Kishanchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52), was born in Karachi. |
1/31/1986 | Shri Vishwanath More, famous music director, passed away. |
4/5/1950 | Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights. |
3/30/1976 | Shankar Puroshattam Mulgaonkar 'Raghuvir', famous painter, passed away. |
6/3/1995 | President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months. |
6/3/1995 | Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2). |
3/11/1903 | Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born. |
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